Released 5 July 2022
Request:
Please can I be provided with the figures for the number of people without a fixed abode who have been discharged from hospitals within your trust over the past five years.
Please can you provide this data in the following way:
- By annual year for each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 so far.
- Please can you provide one figure for each year, taking in the total discharges from your NHS trust.
Please can I also be provided with the figures for the number of people without a fixed abode who were readmitted within six months.
Can you please provide this data in the same way as above.
Information disclosed:
Please note University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2021, with the merger of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Since you have requested information relevant to periods both before and after the merger, we have provided our data broken down by each legacy Trust and University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust where appropriate.
Information relevant to legacy Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is as follows:
| Calendar Year | Total Number of Patients Discharged as NFA | Total Readmitted within 6 Months |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13 | ≤5 |
| 2019 | 41 | 10 |
| 2020 | 36 | 9 |
Information relevant to legacy Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is as follows:
| Calendar Year | Total Number of Patients Discharged as NFA | Total Readmitted within 6 Months |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 156 | 39 |
| 2019 | 122 | 37 |
| 2020 | 105 | 30 |
Information relevant to legacy Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, legacy Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (combined; merger occurred 1 April 2021) is as follows:
| Calendar Year | Total Number of Patients Discharged as NFA | Total Readmitted within 6 Months |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | 15 |
Information relevant to University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is as follows:
| Calendar Year | Total Number of Patients Discharged as NFA | Total Readmitted within 6 Months |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 (as at 24/06/22) | 37 | 6 |